Lessons on Alternative Energy, from Tajikistan – August 12, 2010

The passengers on the 3AM flight from Khujand to Moscow were Tajik laborers, the majority of whom were flying for their first time. The men fly to Moscow to make ten times the amount of money as construction workers than they would make working at home. Half of Tajikistan’s economy is made abroad, primarily in Russia, which has absolutely no cultural relationship with Tajikistan’s Persian-speaking, Central Asian culture. The women on this flight are taking the opportunity to sell “Lapyoshkis” (traditional Tajik bread) on the streets.

As soon as I took my seat on the plane, automatically I buckled up. The other passengers around me looked at me with curiosity… more

by: Melissa Prager

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